Home › Words › P › philippistphilippistphilippist · noun — A member of a party in early Lutheranism who opposed the Gnesio-Lutherans.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, philippist ranks #29,386 of 42,870 for Qualifying.EtymologyNamed after Philip Melanchthon.nounA member of a party in early Lutheranism who opposed the Gnesio-Lutherans.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.philippism 77% match — The beliefs of the Philippists. vs philippist →philippian 64% match — Of, from, or pertaining to, Philippi. vs philippist →paulianist 61% match — Synonym of Paulian (“a follower of Paul of Samosata”). vs philippist →flacian 60% match — A Gnesio-Lutheran. vs philippist →philippize 59% match — To support or advocate the cause of Philip of Macedon; (more generally) to speak as someone who has been wrongly inspired or corrupted. vs philippist →philippic 57% match — Any of the discourses of Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon, defending the liberty of Athens. vs philippist →paulism 57% match — Synonym of Paulinism (“the teaching or theology of the apostle Paul”). vs philippist →melanchthonian 56% match — Of or relating to Philip Melanchthon (born Philipp Schwartzerdt; 1497–1560), German Lutheran reformer. vs philippist →